Table 3 Characteristics of patients according to whether they received pre-hospital antibiotic treatment or not.
Variable | Pre-hospital antibiotic use | No pre-hospital antibiotic use |
|---|---|---|
Gender (% male) | 50.4 | 53.8 |
Age, mean (years) | 9.6 | 10.2 |
Fever | 95.6 | 96.1 |
Nausea/Vomiting | 82.3 | 74.1 |
Petechiae | 46.5 | 52.6 |
Headache | 45.6 | 37.8 |
Low level of consciousness | 39.8 | 39.2 |
Cold-like symptoms | 16.8 | 14.3 |
Pharyngoamygdalitis | 30.5 | 8 |
Arthralgia | 11.9 | 13.8 |
Neck stiffness | 13.3 | 6.6 |
Irritability | 3.1 | 6.9 |
Convulsions | 3.5 | 4.7 |
Time first symptoms to in-hospital antibiotics, mean (hours) | 38.5 | 26.6 |
Definite cases | 77.9 | 89.1 |